Family and Faith
News from our Family Educator - Ms Tracey Bowler
Dear parents/carers,
You are kindly invited to attend a Welcome 2025 Kindergarten Family Mass to be held on Sunday 3rd November at 9.30am at Our Lady of Fatima Church. This Mass is to welcome you into the Parish school community. The families of Year 5 will lead us in prayer along with our Parish priest Father Julian.
Each 2025 Kindergarten child will receive a special prayer pack as a welcome gift and each family will receive a special blessing. I look forward to seeing you at this Mass celebrating friendship and new beginnings.
“Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you,
for the glory of God.”
St Paul in Romans 15:7
October - the Month of the Rosary
Time to get out the Rosary beads and pray to Mary!
By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devotion. The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devotions. October includes the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). The best way to celebrate the month is, of course, to pray the Rosary.
Please Pray for Year 12 students
This is the second week of the HSC schedule and the Year 12 students need our prayers more than ever! Best wishes to all students as they continue this journey.
Friday Fatima Friends
Fatima Friends continues this term!
Looking forward to more fun, play and prayer this term!
TERM 4: Fridays at 9.05 am after Assembly
Week 4 - 8th November
Week 5 - 15th November
Week 7 - 29th November
Week 8 - 6th December
Week 9 - 13th December
N.B No playdates in Week 2, 3 and 6
Bedtime Blessings
Blessing is an ancient practice and common element in almost all religions. Why not start a lovely new tradition in your family with this simple Trinitarian blessing for your children. It is a great way to settle restless children to sleep and a comforting ritual for kids who experience nightmares or have trouble sleeping. Read here for more information.
Heavenly Connections - All Saints Day
One of the most beautiful traditions of the Catholic Faith is the celebration of the lives of the Saints. Not only do these men, women and children give us inspiration by the way they lived their faith, and often died for it, they also continue to offer us help in our daily lives.
Though it is common to say ‘rest in peace’ to someone who has died, for saints there is no rest after death! They are expected to keep busy and many of them are credited with hundreds of miracles. Read here for more information.
All Hallow’s Eve Soul Cakes
A soul cake is a small round cake made for All Souls’ Day (the 2nd November), according to a centuries-old tradition from Britain and Ireland.
The cakes were given out by the more well-do-to of a parish to the poor who would go door to door ‘begging for souls’. In exchange for cakes ‘soulers’ would sing psalms and say prayers for the giver’s deceased loved ones. This tradition apparently evolved into today’s ‘trick or treating’ on Halloween.
Some versions of this recipe are more like a soft bun, others a biscuit, and others kind of in-between, like a scone or rock cake. Here is the recipe for you!
Free Parent Seminar - Digital Dangers & Our Kids
Please see the details below for the Free Seminar on Digital Dangers and Our Kids, please use the below QR Code to register to attend.
Women's Day Retreat
Alight - Women's Day Retreat
$30 per person includes meals
Group discount: 4 for $100
Parent Seminar
Why the world needs a woman like you! With International Guest Speaker.
Your Majesty -
Don’t miss this chance to hear from the writer of the 2024 Blessed is She Advent Devotional as she inspires us to embrace our unique role in the world.
This is a FREE EVENT.
Worship and Healing Adoration Event featuring Fr Robert Galea on 16th Nov 2024
Mens Event - Save the Date: 25th November 2024
Wishing you a weekend full of family fun, relaxation and rest! Don’t forget to pray to Mary in this special month of the Rosary.
Tracey Bowler | Family Educator
tracey.bowler@syd.catholic.edu.au